Poll: Pirating
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I used to pirate music, stuff that was mainly unavailable to my silly, underaged ass. Occasionally, I'd hunt for ROMs of games no longer published and practically impossible to find, for dead systems abandoned years before. But now I have credit cards, plus a conscience, and the world of online (and offline) entertainment shopping is vastly expanded compared to how it was when I was in middle and high school. I still feel bad about those thefts, though I see that they were quite minor. In the end, they served to expand my interest in many directions. I've bought many things alluded to and related to by my 'acquisitions.' But this pattern is probably not very common, and in any case... It was begun by depriving creatives of their just profits at my consumption of their properties.
I used to pirate music, stuff that was mainly unavailable to my silly, underaged ass. Occasionally, I'd hunt for ROMs of games no longer published and practically impossible to find, for dead systems abandoned years before. But now I have credit cards, plus a conscience, and the world of online (and offline) entertainment shopping is vastly expanded compared to how it was when I was in middle and high school. I still feel bad about those thefts, though I see that they were quite minor. In the end, they served to expand my interest in many directions. I've bought many things alluded to and related to by my 'acquisitions.' But this pattern is probably not very common, and in any case... It was begun by depriving creatives of their just profits at my consumption of their properties.
You can try and justify it all you like, the fact remains that knowing your specs is 99% of the PC gaming battle, and piracy is still borrowing (or outright taking) something without the permission of its owner, and it's still a crime.PhunkyPhazon said:
If you do it in order to gain profit then its wrong.If you download and you dont share or upload at a decent speed its wrong too.I only pirate music which is impossible to find here and games that are too old or too expensive to buy.
I support piracy as it is a perfect example of social sharing and giving, kinda like the first christian communities (not)
I support piracy as it is a perfect example of social sharing and giving, kinda like the first christian communities (not)
THANKS FOR REMINDING ME.SimuLord said:
We have to do a test on a piece from that.
OT: Pirating is fine, who cares if the creators / distributors don't get that extra 30 / 40 pounds, they're not going to lose any sleep over it.
Pirating isn't really good... but then again i did get me the Avatar movie on my computer! *massive thumbs up* But, i am going to buy the DVD anyways. To be perfectly honest, i do kinda get the whole "faceless corporation" argument, but on the flip side it is illegal for a reason. I'd say, if you are getting it so that you may have it (whatever it is you are downloading) until you can get a legit copy, them yo ho ho to yah. But, if you are downloading it to avoid spending money... then you should probably tie up those black sails and pull into port.
It's not really something that I respond to like "oh yeah! its great, everyone should pirate!!!". I pirate music occasionally though cause I don't have money to just buy a bunch of albums, and all I really do is listen to music (when no ones around to tell me to shut it off anyway). Also listening to lots of music is important for musicians.
Anyway... where was I?
Oh, yes! Pirating is, in my opinion, fine. I wouldn't advise anyone to pirate things because I don't really care if they pirate or not, and if they did and got caught I would feel bad about having suggested it to them.
Anyway... where was I?
Oh, yes! Pirating is, in my opinion, fine. I wouldn't advise anyone to pirate things because I don't really care if they pirate or not, and if they did and got caught I would feel bad about having suggested it to them.
Only if I have tried every other way of getting it. And I've never pirated a game, because my pc is too shit to run most modern games.
Which is why I don't buy it. If it's such a crime, why does anyone feel it necessary to steal it? You want to play, you pay the price offered. You don't want to pay the price offered, you don't get to play. How freakin' hard is this for people to grasp?AWAR said:
How exactly is piracy taking something from the owner without permission? When I packaged up my dragon age torrent for people to download online I was letting everyone else enjoy the game I bought.SimuLord said:
Are you under the impression that torrents invade people's computers and steal games from them?
As stated a few times. There's no sugar coating it. You broke the law. We all have at some point and time in our life somewhere.
People will do it regardless.
I have a credit card and steam, thankfully there's no bloody game stores here worth a damn. They all sell crappy console games (literally, I wouldn't even buy them if I even used a console) mostly sports games, a phenomenon I will never understand.. Instead of buying a $50-60 madden game every year get a $15 football and go outside.
I have no need for pirating!
People will do it regardless.
I have a credit card and steam, thankfully there's no bloody game stores here worth a damn. They all sell crappy console games (literally, I wouldn't even buy them if I even used a console) mostly sports games, a phenomenon I will never understand.. Instead of buying a $50-60 madden game every year get a $15 football and go outside.
I have no need for pirating!
It is not a matter of opinion, it is a matter of fact. By what right do you "share" the material? Do you own the intellectual property rights to do so? Did you read the EULA? You are doing something which by law constitutes theft of intellectual property no matter how hard you try to justify it.AWAR said: